Ford Motor Company Edgewater Assembly Plant | |
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| Location | 309 River Road, Edgewater, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′33″N 73°59′9″W / 40.80917°N 73.98583°W / 40.80917; -73.98583 |
| Area | 37.2 acres (15.1 ha) |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Albert Kahn |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 830015071 |
| NJRHP No. | 4652 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1983 |
| Designated NJRHP | June 30, 1983 |
The Ford Motor Company Edgewater Assembly Plant was an Ford assembly plant built in 1930. It was located in Edgewater, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The factory produced its last vehicle on 15 July 1955.3 The plant, located at 309 River Road, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1983. The building was torn down in 2006 and replaced with a residential development.4
It was replaced by Ford's Mahwah Assembly plant. Ford explained in that: "The Edgewater plant had been built for the assembly of pre-war cars. The Ford has become a much bigger and different car since then and the physical limitations of the Edgewater plant site prevented plant expansion.5
See also
See also
References
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 7, 2009. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
- "Ford's Mahwah Plant To Roll Next Week." The Beacon (NY) News, 15 July 1955, 12.
- "Our History". Independence Harbor. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- "Ford's Mahwah Plant To Roll Next Week." The Beacon (NY) News, 15 July 1955, 12.
External links
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NJ-53, "Ford Motor Company Edgewater Assembly Plant"
- HAER No. NJ-53-A, "Ford Motor Company Edgewater Assembly Plant, Assembly Building"
- HAER No. NJ-53-B, "Ford Motor Company Edgewater Assembly Plant, Substation"
- "Ford Edgewater Assembly Plant". fordmotorhistory.com. Retrieved August 3, 2025.